Pet Health Care Gazette

Today, I’d like to offer a review of one of my favorite and most frequently recommended pet medications, Revolution.

Revolution is one of the safest and easiest ways to protect your pet against fleas, heartworms, and many of the other parasites which can threaten your pet. These are parasites that your pet deserves to be protected against and you owe it to your dog or cat to make sure that protection is provided.

Revolution protects your cat or dog from fleas by killing adult fleas and keeping flea eggs from hatching. Revolution also prevents infections with heartworms in dogs and cats (which your pet can be exposed to through the bite of a mosquito). In addition, Revolution can be used to treat and control ear mites in both dogs and cats. In dogs, Revolution is effective in controlling the American dog tick, as well as the mites which cause sarcoptic mange. In cats, additional uses for Revolution include controlling and preventing roundworms and hookworms. 

Revolution contains a medication called selamectin, and is applied topically on a monthly basis. Revolution is supplied in tubes, with each tube containing the proper amount of medication to protect your pet for one month. It is packaged in six different dose sizes for dogs and two dose sizes for cats, with each dose size adequate to protect a specific weight range. In other words, the medication is dosed depending on the size of your dog or cat.

Application is simple and involves parting the hair at the base of the skull and applying the contents of a tube directly to the skin. The solution should be allowed to dry thoroughly before bathing, but generally, it is safe to bathe your pet within two hours of applying the medication.

Revolution works by entering your pet’s blood stream once it is applied to the skin. Once in the bloodstream, the medication acts to prevent heartworm infections in both dogs and cats and treat infections with roundworms and/or hookworms in cats. The medication is also selectively redistributed through the blood to the skin where it acts to provide protection for your pet against fleas, flea eggs, and ear mites, as well as ticks (in dogs) and sarcoptic mange mites (in dogs).

Revolution is recommended to be used on a monthly basis and can be used on puppies as early as 6 weeks of age and kittens as early as 8 weeks of age.

Revolution is not a pesticide, but is rather a prescription medication which must be prescribed by your pet’s veterinarian. Before using Revolution on your dog, your veterinarian will likely recommend testing for heartworms if your dog has not been tested recently. This is done to make certain that your dog has not already been infected with heartworms. Revolution is very effective in preventing heartworm infections, but is not capable of treating existing heartworm infections. Testing for heartworms is done with a simple blood test.

Revolution is a very safe product, with very few side effects. Adverse affects are rare but, as with any medication, can occur. In a small number of patients, application of Revolution resulted in an area of hair loss at or near the application area. Other side effects seen (rarely) are vomiting, loose stools, diarrhea, lack of appetite, rapid breathing, excessive drooling, and muscle tremors. There have also been rare reports of inflammation, swelling, and/or itchiness in the skin, incoordination and fever. Even more rarely, reports of seizures in dogs have been noted. As noted, these types of reactions are very rare, and should not be interpreted as a reason for not using Revolution. In fact, side effects have been noted in less than 1 out of every 100 pets treated with Revolution, and include mostly mild side effects which required very little, if any, treatment.

In humans, Revolution can be irritating to the eyes and skin, so caution should be taken to avoid direct contact with the medication. Wash your hands after applying Revolution to your pet. Revolution is also flammable, so you should keep it away from heat and open flames. As with any medication, you should keep Revolution out of your children’s reach.

In summary, Revolution is a very safe, easy to use and effective way to protect your pet against many of the parasites that can cause health problems for your pet. As a veterinarian, I have used it and recommended it to my clients countless times and believe it to be one of the best products available today.

If you would like to learn more about caring for your pet, we recommend that you listen to our free audio reports, “Secrets To Keeping Your Dog Healthy” and “Secrets To Keeping Your Cat Healthy”.

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